2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, education students earned 9,682 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Martin Luther College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
MLC graduate students pay an average of $5,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $8,756 per year.
Winona State also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 18 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southwest Minnesota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Minnesota. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Southwest Minnesota State University graduate students pay an average of $8,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hamline are $10,402 a year.
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Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.
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Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bemidji State University are $9,586 a year.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
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Bethel University Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Bethel University Minnesota did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 4,776 |
| Iowa | 3,392 |
| South Dakota | 1,045 |
| Missouri | 7,906 |
| Nebraska | 4,167 |
| North Dakota | 1,291 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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